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Saltwater Sleuths: NOAA Researchers Seek Clues in Unusual Places to Help Determine the Ages of Fish and Shellfish Populations
Fishery biologist Sandy Sutherland looks through the lens of the microscope at tiny sections of fish earbones, known as otoliths, each showing annual bands of growth. view more (2008-05-22)
Transponders keep track of inventory
Clothes make the man, but they also create work. Each consignment has to be recorded on arrival at the warehouse, and again after shipment to one of retail outlets. When the job involves thousands of garments, it can become a real labor of Sisyphus - especially when the time comes round for the next general inventory. Each item of clothing has to... view more... (2003-09-18)
Clinical trial volunteers mostly indifferent -- but not blind to -- researchers' financial conflicts
Unless a researcher has stock ownership in a company whose drug is being tested, telling potential research volunteers about an investigator's financial interests is unlikely to affect their willingness to volunteer, a new study shows. view more (2008-04-07)
North Atlantic Fish Populations Shifting as Ocean Temperatures Warm
About half of 36 fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the last four decades, with some stocks nearly disappearing from U.S. waters as they move farther offshore, according to a new study by NOAA researchers. view more (2009-11-03)
New market for 'old' building companies
Delft research offers consumers the possibility to order a complete house, in prefabricated parts, from a building company. This so-called replacement building offers existing building companies growth possibilities in a shrinking market. On Wednesday 25 September, Caspar van den Thillart will defend his thesis on the possibilities of this... view more... (2002-09-19)
"Shock therapy" entails real societal shock
The far-reaching social transformation from socialistic planned economy to capitalistic market economy with the help of "shock therapy" in Poland 1989 constituted a shock for the entire society, including state, regional, and local authorities, and many institutions, such as employment exchanges. This is shown in a new dissertation from... view more... (2002-11-14)
Computing a way through the Turing barrier
Mathematicians working in an emerging field somewhere between physics, computer science and philosophy are investigating new ways of 'computing the incomputable' which could radically broaden our understanding of the world. Pure mathematics professor Barry Cooper is leading a European network into a world of 'unsolvable' problems. view more (2005-02-21)
Western companies change Hungarian labour market
The companies invest a great deal in training production workers, who often learn the qualities necessary to deal with modern production methods on the job. The companies make use of the high level of education of Hungarians in technical disciplines and of their willingness to learn. The companies are also helping the Hungarians to acquire... view more... (2000-01-18)
Government Signs Up To UNESCO Convention To Tackle Illicit Trade In Art And Antiquities
The UK has formally signed up to an international agreement to protect cultural property, Arts Minister Baroness Blackstone announced today. The 1970 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural... view more... (2002-08-01)
New study may explain Vioxx side effects
Vioxx and related pain medications were taken off the market in 2004 because they caused dangerous heart problems in some people. view more (2007-08-28)
Media Invitation: Life, Science and Ethics - Press Conference, Glasgow, 20 July 2004
PRESS CONFERENCE Tuesday July 20, 11.30am at the SECC in Glasgow Stem cells, GM foods and human genetics are just a few examples of new science that is having a massive impact on the way we live. But where are the ethical boundaries? Progress at what cost? YOU ARE INVITED to a press conference on BIO-ETHICS, at which the UK's leading experts will... view more... (2004-07-16)
Recent 'momentum' influences choices of baby names, NYU, Indiana psychology professors find
How do people choose a name for their child? Researchers have long noted that the overall popularity of a name exerts a strong influence on people's preferences-more popular names, such as Robert or Susan, are more frequent and, by their sheer ubiquity, drive more parents to adopt a similar choice. view more (2009-10-13)
Broadcasters & Theatres' Music Costs Could Double To Recoup CD Sales Drop
Research by Dr Andrew Burke of Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick has concluded that the broadcasters and theatres could see the licenses which they pay to the music industry increase by up to 287%. Similarly, cinemas, nightclubs and retail outlets could encounter price increases for music licences in excess of 1000%. The... view more... (2004-02-02)
Ariane 4 - 100 and counting!
ESA PR-69 view more (2000-10-30)
Medicinal products susceptible to 'dose dumping' should be fully tested
Controlled release pills and capsules that show a tendency in the standard laboratory test toward "dose dumping" - releasing their medicine in a faster and potentially unsafe manner in patients who have consumed alcohol - should be withheld from the market until proven safe with testing in people. view more (2009-09-24)
Space leaders to share visions of launchers to come
Some of the top names in the space launch sector will share their views of the future at a plenary session today organised by ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain. Under discussion at the Bremen International Astronautical Congress will be the road map towards launch vehicles to come - and what role international cooperation may play in... view more... (2003-10-03)
Low-carbon living takes off in the US
Cohousing offers a low-carbon lifestyle, and developers are poised for a market that could soon burgeon in the US, according to a new study. Until now, cohousing has occupied a niche market in the US, but the paper by Dr Jo Williams at UCL (University College London) suggests the situation is changing. view more (2008-04-09)
Everyone a Capitalist!
The number of Dutch households participating in an investment fund will increase to above 50 percent in the next few decades. This is the expectation of researcher Brigitte Slot, who will defend her PhD thesis on 23 November at TU Delft. The thesis is entitled 'Everybody Capitalist! The development of the investment fund in the Netherlands during... view more... (2004-11-19)
Journal details how global warming will affect the world's fisheries
Watching the ebb and flow of populations of fisheries around the world can provide some insight into understanding the effects of global warming on our planet, according to a group of researchers writing in the summer 2007 issue of Natural Resource Modeling. view more (2007-05-17)
CIA Argues House Of Commons Report Justifies Government Rethink On Energy Policy
The UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA) applauds the House of Commons' Trade and Industry Committee's report on Fuel Prices, published today, 23rd March 2005. view more (2005-03-24)
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